Jennifer Brittingham started her adventure with Every Nation in January 2004. Although Jennifer has had a variety of jobs through the years, such as assistant pharmacist at Walgreens, a soccer coach, a marketing manager, and donut maker at Fox's Donut Den, she is currently our MPD coordinator. Jennifer works toward expanding the reach, and impact our missionaries have by training, coaching, and encouraging our missionary staff in their partnership development. When Jennifer is not developing tools and aids for our staff you may find her kicking a soccer ball down the field. Jennifer also has a lot of fun volunteering... Continue reading

A crucial step in a missionary's journey to becoming a vocational minister with Every Nation Ministries — after responding to and confirming God's call on one's life — is developing ministry partners through a partnership development training program. Every Nation Ministries Department, Ministry Partnership Development (MPD), will be doing training on partnership development to teach soon-to-be ministers the why and how of finding partners who will provide the financial support for reaching campuses, or cities and nations, and even new churches. God calls us to either "go" or "send" into the mission field. Partnership development is the bridge between those... Continue reading

Amber Rose is one of the newest members of Every Nation's Nashville Office. After working at two different CPA firms in Lexington, Kentucky, Amber stumbled upon a job opening for a Payroll Administrator here at Every Nation. Amber is excited to finally have a job where she can combine her faith and career. Amber and her husband, Brian, have recently moved to Nashville. When Amber is not handling payroll or making sure missionaries receive their support timely and accurately, she enjoys spending time with her family. Amber also loves being outdoors, and is a huge Alabama football fan! Here's a... Continue reading

Brittany Butler started at Every Nation as a Human Resources intern, but is now a full-time Human Resources assistant. Brittany calls herself the "princess" of the office, hence her tiara-covered work space. When Brittany isn't working on our dental benefits, filing paper work, or helping with the hiring and exit processes, she enjoys running, making crafts, and trying out yummy new recipes. Since Brittany will be walking down the aisle very soon, she also loves decorating her soon-to-be new home. Brittany might also be found jammin' to country music on her drive to and from the office. Here's some more... Continue reading

Fourteen students arrived in Nashville early June with high expectations of change, growth, and conviction. They were not disappointed. Pastor and teacher Paul Barker describes effective campus ministers as: “authentic followers of Christ, who are continually increasing in professional development, leadership ability, and Christ-like character.” That's what the School of Ministry, Nashville, trains its students to be. On August 12, they will finish their studies, ready to take what they’ve learned back to their respective campuses. A few of them shared their experience, and some mentioned how much they've learned about the importance of knowing the Gospel. Brian O’Hare from... Continue reading

The biannual North American Conference begins on Tuesday, July 26, 7 pm at the Walt Disney Swan Resort, Orlando, Florida, and the Nashville office, along with Every Nation church, Southpoint Community Church, are working at a frenzied pace to make sure everything is ready for "Dream: Capturing God's Purpose for Your Life, Family, and Mission." As a special registration bonus, Steve Murrell's WikiChurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering, & Viral and Gregg Tipton's Ten Days: A Mission Experience that Gets You Off the Bench and Into the Game are available now for pre-order at the special price of $15. Simply login... Continue reading

Tiffany and Derek Kasdorf with their winning prizes. On July 5, WikiChurch launched a week-long giveaway on its Twitter and Facebook. Participants were given five chances each day to win a copy of “WikiChurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering, and Viral,” by Steve Murrell. Each day WikiChurch featured different contests. Contestants were asked to participate in a variety of activities in order to win a copy of the book. Posting pictures of certain objects, taking pictures of themselves performing a activity known as “planking”, and commenting with their favorite bible verse, to name a few. Probably the most interesting contest held... Continue reading

Kerren Barker once told a friend that she would never become a missionary. Now, a few years later she is eating her words after marrying into the Barker family, and working as our Operations Coordinator for Ten Days Mission Experiences. When Kerren isn't coordinating trips, managing projects, and keeping Ten Days moving forward administratively she enjoys trying out new recipes and tinkering with them to create a tasty dish. Kerren does have a voracious appetite for unique foods, but also hungers for hearing interesting information as well. Here's a little bit more about Kerren: Worst Dirty Santa gift ever? An... Continue reading

Every Nation Ministries’ co-founder, Steve Murrell, is the author of the new discipleship-focused book, WikiChurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering, & Viral. Pastor Steve wrote this book to help others discover how the same old boring strokes can grow a church spiritually, and how having the latest, most creative ministry gimmicks is not the key to real discipleship. WikiChurch recognizes that the goal as followers of Christ remains the same through time, “Go and make disciple of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Steve Murrell’s story is unlike most missionaries. He was not necessarily called into the mission field, it just happened. He... Continue reading

Jessica Barker grew up in a Christian home with a heart to see the nations know Christ. While on a mission's trip when she was sixteen, she realized she wanted to do missions full time. Where exactly would take some time to figure out. She attended the eight-week School of Ministry, Nashville, when she was twenty years old. A year later, she graduated from Libscomb University and enrolled in the School of World Missions in Manila, Philippines. "I decided to go to the School of World Missions because I wanted more exposure to missions, and I knew the training would... Continue reading

Every Nation’s School of Ministry in Nashville, Tennessee, welcomes thirteen new students this semester. The students will learn strategies and develop tools that will help them reach their campuses back home. Some students have traveled from as far as Calgary, Alberta (Canada); Austin, Texas; and Miami, Florida, to attend this year's program. The eight-week classroom sessions will equip the students with a foundation for effective university ministry by teaching them how to engage their college campus. For those wanting to become a campus missionary, the program will include a semester-long internship at the student’s university after the classes in Nashville.... Continue reading

Jason and his wife Olivia with their children Nathan (8), Sophie (6) Isabel (3), Alex & Ben (22 months), and Charis (3 months) After eight years as a missionary in Australia, Jason Staggers and his family packed their bags and returned to America this May to be part of the new Every Nation church in Lexington, Kentucky, CityLife Church. Jason and his wife, Olivia, married in 2001 and knew that life as missionaries would sometimes mean moving cities, even countries. What they didn't quite expect with moving back to where they once lived, was reverse culture shock. Eight years in... Continue reading

If you are planning to plant a church with the next twelve to eighteen months then you should take advantage of our upcoming Assessment Center and BootCamp sessions. Every Nation Churches' Assessment Center and BootCamp is a two-part training program for upcoming church planters. The Assessment Center is designed to help you discern your calling to church planting by affirming your strengths and identifying your weaknesses. It's also our prerequisite to the Church-Planting BootCamp. BootCamp consists of an intensive and interactive five-day training experience that covers the major issues a church planter faces in starting a new church. You'll learn... Continue reading

God is the ultimate multi-tasker. While changing lives, He also uses a large youth retreat to help pay someone’s way to a family wedding. Every Nation missionaries Addison and Lisa Tweedy experienced God’s attention to detail and transforming power during a youth retreat last year. Addison, Lisa, and their children, Anastasia, Silas, and Ariston Back up to September... Lisa’s brother is getting married on the East coast. The Tweedys live in Arizona and aren’t exactly sure how they will afford to transport the family (two adults, three children) in order to attend. God says pray. So they do. And that’s... Continue reading

Our communications team has been working on an online version of the quarterly newsletter that we send to ministry partners of Every Nation Ministries. The site is now live and we'd love for you to stop by and leave your comments. News & Updates Online is the web version of our print newsletter, News & Updates. The goal of the online version is to allow ministry partners to find out more about our core ministries in a more immediate, frequent channel—the web. News & Updates Online features: Church Planting; Campus Ministry; World Missions; Social Responsibility; Perspectives; Generosity and; Sola Scriptura.... Continue reading

You have no further to look than the Campus Harvest Livestream channel to get a glimpse of what close to 2,500 college students experienced at this year's annual Campus Harvest Conference this spring. From the powerful spoken word performance that opened Friday night, attendees were riveted as speaker after speaker took to the stage with their testimonies of transformation, and taught at various seminars throughout the weekend. Many students gave their lives to Christ for the first time, More than two-hundred were water baptized, Many were baptized in the Holy Spirit, and Almost two-hundred answered God’s call to full-time ministry!... Continue reading

If you intend to plant a church within the next twelve to eighteen months but aren’t sure exactly where to begin, then you should take advantage of this Every Nation Ministries, two-part training program: The Church Planter's Assessment Center & BootCamp What? The Assessment Center is exactly as the name describes: it assesses both strengths and weaknesses of potential church planters and determines their level of capability to plant and grow a church. It is also the prerequisite to Part II of the program, BootCamp. Consider the Center as a pre-test to the five-day, intensive training program, BootCamp, which takes... Continue reading

Statistically, people are the most open to receiving the gospel during their college years. For this reason, Every Nation Campus Ministries (ENCM) began in order to reach the campuses for Christ. Through small group meetings, special events, and the training of campus ministers, ENCM is reaching thousands of students across the U.S. and the world. ENCM is always looking for new and exciting ways to reach this generation of college students, so it comes as no surprise that they are launching a new operation, beginning fall 2011. “You Have a Part to Play” is a six-week small group series with... Continue reading

Mike and Christy Cantrell are planting a church in Lexington, Kentucky. When one life ends, another begins. Mike Cantrell gave his life to Jesus at a funeral when he was twenty-five years old and became immediately involved with the Every Nation church in Murfreesboro. As a coach and teacher, he served the church by reaching the students at his high school as well as the students at his college, Middle Tennessee State University. There he met his wife, Christy, and married her in 1995. By 2001, Mike was a full-time campus minister. In July 2010, Mike and Christy began praying... Continue reading

The fifth and final top reason to stay at the Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotel is that we can be together! The Every Nation North American family of churches will be gathering together at the Walt Disney World Resort for an exciting time of vision and celebration. The leadership team is inviting pastors, leaders and families to gather with us for this exciting conference in this truly spectacular location! Take advantage of building new relationships and life long friendships. Network and connect with other guests between meetings while enjoying the pools, coffee shops and restaurants. Whether you're a pastor, student,... Continue reading

The fourth reason to stay at the conference hotel is because of the outstanding room rate! You don't want to miss out on this great opportunity to attend the Dream Conference and stay in Walt Disney World at the fabulous Disney Swan Resort! Experience the hotel and all that Disney has to offer with the unprecedented rate of $129 per night only available to conference attendees. This great rate is also available three days prior and three days after the conference for your vacation planning. It will start Thursday, July 21 and go until Tuesday, August 2. This is all... Continue reading

We're excited to announce the winners of our Dream Conference Early Registration Contest! The following people won out of hundreds of registrants: Regular Registration Winners Amanda Burton of Mid-Cities Community Church, Texas, won an iPad 2 32GB WiFi Layne London of Storyteller Church, California, won an iPod Touch 16GB William White of Grace Covenant Church, Virginia, won an iPod nano Student Registration Winners Dominic Ong of Victory Church of the Bay Area, California, won an iPad 2 32GB WiFi Mary Ivey Stewart of King's Park International Church, North Carolina, won an iPod Touch 16GB Kenneth Bitner of Mid-Cities Community Church,... Continue reading

The third reason to stay at the conference hotel is that it's very conveinent. Stay on Disney property at the Disney Swan Hotel and once you arrive, no rental car will be needed. Save money on daily parking fees to enter conference sessions and theme parks. Take a leisurely cruise on Disney's Friendship Launch to Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios or take a Disney shuttle bus to all other areas and Disney resorts within Walt Disney World Resort. The buses and Friendship Launch arrive at the conference hotel every fifteen to twenty minutes so you can come and go as... Continue reading

The second reason you should stay at the conference hotel is that there are special Disney benefiets for the hotel guests only. Extended theme park hours known as Disney Extra Magic Hours, offer guests of the Walt Disney World Swan Resort Hotel the unique opportunity to enjoy additional time in the Disney theme parks. The extra hours go above and beyond the standard operating schedule at no extra charge. Be sure to check daily to see which park is offering the extended hours and simply present your room key card and ticket to a Disney cast member at the park... Continue reading